Researchers argue that financial illiteracy impedes plan participants’ ability to determine how to invest their savings, and propose mandated employer-provided financial education to address limited employee financial literacy.

Data from LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute shows a 240% increase in pension risk transfer activity in the first quarter of 2019 relative to the same period in 2018.

A report from the National Institute on Retirement Security shows spending from retirees that receive income from multiemployer pension plans helps the economy, but that could be affected if the multiemployer pension crisis is not resolved.

Health savings account (HSA) holders are encouraged to save the money in their accounts for long-term health care expenses, but the less they use their accounts, the greater the risk for fraud and identity theft.

A pension risk transfer (PRT) to terminate a defined benefit (DB) plan reflects heavily on a plan sponsor’s balance sheet, which may stop in its tracks a decision to do so.

At a House Committee on Education and Labor hearing, witnesses and lawmakers spoke about the issue of age discrimination in the workforce—agreeing that employers benefit from retaining older workers.

A report from NARPP shows participant engagement with retirement plan providers is declining and reveals what participants say could improve their trust in providers.

A previous Schwab analysis found retirement plan participants in advised self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBAs) displayed a more diversified asset allocation mix and had a lower concentration of assets in particular securities than those in non-advised accounts.

As Chair, Dhillon will continue to ensure policies are enforced to enable older individuals to work as long as they want and to prevent age discriminatory retirement programs and policies.

Both for novice individuals and sophisticated institutions, investor perceptions of preparedness for market turbulence can often differ from actual readiness.

A new research report and Catherine Collinson, with Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, lay out steps all three can take to improve retirement confidence and readiness in America.

We have reported about how voluntary benefits can help employees with overall financial security.

A client alert from Drinker Biddle & Reath goes into detail about the IRS’ recent expansion of its determination letter program and notes that the IRS is still considering input given about further expansion.